In 2012, there were 7,442 collisions involving large trucks in the state of Kentucky. According to the state traffic crash facts, 70 of the collisions were fatal and 76 people were killed. Another 1,189 truck crashes caused injuries to 1,732 motorists. A total of 44 of the accidents involved a driver exceeding the speed limit [...]

Louisville had six pedestrian deaths in 2012. Pedestrians accounted for 10 percent of traffic fatalities within the city. Louisville is taking steps to try to reduce the number of pedestrians killed and, as the Washington Times reports, is one of just three cities who have been given a traffic safety grant from the federal government [...]